{"id":5735,"date":"2011-03-16T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T02:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=5735"},"modified":"2021-03-22T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T11:28:09","slug":"04-16-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/04-16-04\/","title":{"rendered":"04.\u00a0Arranging the Seder Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Talmud does not mention the Seder plate, but it does say that \u201cmatza, lettuce, <strong>\u1e25aroset,<\/strong> and two cooked foods\u201d are served to the person leading the Seder (<strong>Pesa\u1e25im <\/strong>114a). The Rishonim state that all of these foods should be placed on a plate. So is written in SA 473:4 as well. However, this is not obligatory. The main thing is that these foods be placed before the Seder leader. It is not necessary to place a Seder plate before each participant or even before each married participant. Rather, it is enough to place the plate before the Seder leader (MB 473:17). Nevertheless, some have a custom to place <strong>matzot<\/strong> before the head of every household and the complete Seder plate in front of the Seder leader only.<\/p>\n<p>Since a number of foods must be placed on the plate, the question arises: what is the best way to arrange them? There are several opinions on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rema, the principle is that the earlier a food appears in the Seder, the closer to the Seder leader it should be placed. This is done in order to avoid \u201cpassing over the <strong>mitzvot.<\/strong>\u201d For example, if the <strong>matzot<\/strong> were closer to the leader than the <strong>karpas<\/strong>, he would have to pass over the <strong>matzot<\/strong> when reaching for the <strong>karpas<\/strong>, and this would be somewhat disrespectful to the <strong>matzot<\/strong>. Therefore, according to Rema, one should place the <strong>karpas<\/strong> and salt water closest to the leader, because these are eaten at the beginning, even before reciting the Hagada. Next come the <strong>matzot<\/strong>, which are eaten at the start of the meal. Then come the <strong>maror<\/strong> and the <strong>\u1e25aroset<\/strong>, because after eating matza we eat <strong>maror<\/strong> dipped in the <strong>\u1e25aroset<\/strong>. Furthest away on the plate are the <strong>zero\u2019a<\/strong> and egg, which commemorate the Paschal and <strong>\u1e25agiga <\/strong>offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Some say that there is no need to be particular about arranging the Seder plate in a manner that will prevent \u201cpassing over <strong>mitzvot<\/strong>,\u201d because such behavior is only improper when one is presented with the simultaneous opportunity to perform two <strong>mitzvot<\/strong>. However, on the Seder night, each mitzva has a specific time of its own, and there is no problem in passing over a mitzva whose time for fulfillment has not yet arrived, in order to get to a food that must be eaten now.<\/p>\n<p>The Seder plate arrangement based on Arizal\u2019s teaching alludes to the ten kabbalistic <strong>sefirot<\/strong>.<sup><a href='#_te01ftn16_1' id='_te01ftnref16_1' class='aup1'>[1]<\/a><\/sup> This arrangement is practiced today by most Sephardic, \u1e24asidic, and even some non-\u1e24asidic Ashkenazim. Other Ashkenazim follow Rema, while still others follow the Vilna Gaon. Many <strong>Hagadot<\/strong> contain diagrams of the Seder plate arrangement, and each of these varying customs has a place in Jewish law.<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr size=\"1\" \/>\n<div>\n<a href='#_te01ftnref16_1' id='_te01ftn16_1'>[1]<\/a>. Arizal\u2019s arrangement is as follows: The three <strong>matzot<\/strong> are on top, corresponding to the <strong>sefirot <\/strong>of <strong>\u1e25okhma<\/strong>, <strong>bina<\/strong>, and <strong>da&#8217;at<\/strong>. Under the <strong>matzot<\/strong> on the right is the <strong>zero\u2019a<\/strong>, corresponding to the <strong>sefira <\/strong>of <strong>\u1e25esed<\/strong>, and the egg on the left corresponding to <strong>gevura<\/strong>. Underneath them in the middle is the <strong>maror<\/strong>, which corresponds to <strong>tiferet<\/strong>. Below the <strong>maror<\/strong> on the right is the <strong>\u1e25aroset<\/strong>, corresponding to <strong>netza\u1e25<\/strong>, and on the left is the <strong>karpas<\/strong>, corresponding to <strong>hod<\/strong>. Underneath them in the center is the <strong>maror<\/strong> used for the <strong>korekh<\/strong> sandwich, corresponding to the <strong>sefira<\/strong> of <strong>yesod<\/strong>. The plate itself corresponds to the <strong>sefira<\/strong> of <strong>malkhut<\/strong> (<strong>Kaf Ha-\u1e25ayim<\/strong> 473:58). Based on the teachings of Arizal, some have a custom to separate the three <strong>matzot<\/strong> with cloth, as each matza alludes to a different <strong>sefira<\/strong>. Others have no such custom (<strong>\u1e24ayei<\/strong> <strong>Adam<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Talmud does not mention the Seder plate, but it does say that \u201cmatza, lettuce, \u1e25aroset, and two cooked foods\u201d are served to the person leading the Seder (Pesa\u1e25im 114a). The Rishonim state that all of these foods should be placed on a plate. So is written in SA 473:4 as well. 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